High blood pressure: Best breakfast foods to reduce hypertension risk and lower reading
High blood pressure means your blood pressure is consistently too high and means that your heart has to work harder to pump blood around your body. This can put an extra strain on your heart and blood vessels, which subsequently raises your risk of having a heart attack. Fortunately, the condition can be reversed by making healthy lifestyle modifications including these delicious breakfast meals.
In a study published in the National Library of Health, the effects of dietary fibre such as oats on blood pressure were further investigated.
Eligibility criteria for studies included randomized controlled trials of at least six weeks duration, testing a fibre isolate or fibre-rich diet against a control or placebo, said the study.
It added: “Higher consumption of beta-glucan fibre is associated with lower systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure.
“The results of this review are consistent with recommendations to increase consumption of foods rich in dietary fibre, but some additional emphasis on sources of beta-glucans, such as oats and barley, may be warranted.”
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